Dear Disability:IN Community:
As 2021 draws to a close, the time is right to reflect on all that we have accomplished together even as we continue to navigate through a global pandemic and an ever-changing workforce. Above it all, it has brought to light the importance of connecting with, supporting, and building up others for the collective advancement of society.
Our ability to build an inclusive global economy where people with disabilities participate fully and meaningfully is not possible without you and the thousands of other leaders who have joined IN.
Indeed, there is much for which we can collectively be proud. (Note: Follows is a brief list with links to jump straight to that topic on this web page.)
- CEOs going ‘all IN’ for Disability Inclusion: Through the CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion, CEOs are urging peers to participate in the Disability Equality Index (DEI) has reached 96 signatories.
- Investors requesting Portfolio Companies to advance ESG with Disability Inclusion: Through our Joint Investor Statement on Disability Inclusion, in partnership with the American Association of People with Disabilities, the ESG conversation is advancing to include disability inclusion.
- Expanding our Global Reach: We’ve increased participation and engagement across the board – Global DEI pilot corporate participation, Regional Council members in APAC, EMEA and LATAM and Inclusion Works participating companies.
- Calling on Nasdaq and SEC to include Disability in Corporate Board Diversity Requirements:While Nasdaq neglected to add disability to its definition in a new ruling designed to increase boardroom diversity, our advocacy, position, and efforts have illuminated the need for change at the corporate board level. We continue conversations with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well.
- Leveraging Data from the Disability Equality Index (DEI) to drive Impact: Through robust insights from the DEI, our team helps corporations advance disability inclusion, whether it be through disability hires in Inclusion Works, expanding supplier diversity with disability-owned businesses, or boosting NextGen Leader talent development.
- Being Recognized as a “Brand that Matters” along with other awards: We were named to Fast Company’s first annual “Brands that Matter” list.
Jill & the Disability:IN team
Our Core Values
Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here because disability runs across every dimension of diversity. We reflect the community we serve, celebrating our differences and what makes us unique. We are our authentic selves.
Integrity
We perform our work with the highest level of integrity, emphasizing transparency, quality, and accountability in all that we do.
Impact & Quality
Disability:IN is a catalyst for businesses globally to take positive action that expands disability inclusion and equity. We strive to write a success story worth telling and to envision an accessible world where people with disabilities can achieve their full potential.
Our Collective Impact
Building Inclusive Companies & Driving Hires
The Disability:IN Inclusion Works program provides customized disability inclusion consulting to 92 major corporations and connects them to their peers participating in the Community of Corporations.
48%
Growth in Corporate Participation
Growth in Corporate Participation
100%
Retention
Retention
Inclusion Works companies increased their new hires of individuals with disabilities by 51,180% from 339 in 2015 to 173,500 in September 2021.
In 2021, the Inclusion Works Program grew from 62 to 92 participating brands.
Intersectionality: Empowering over 1,000 NextGen Leaders
65%
People of Color
People of Color
45%
Women
Women
22%
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+
NextGen Leaders
“Disability:IN changed everything for me. They equipped me with necessary skills, taught me how to advocate for myself, and opened countless doors. Disability:IN helped me find my voice in a world that often silenced me.”
–Julia H., Communications Intern, Voya Financial
“Being a part of the NextGen Program has opened many doors for me. It gave me the opportunity to explore different fields and to be able to network with others in many different areas. I value everything that the NextGen Program stands for.”
–Candace R., Fidelity Investments
2021 NextGen Leader of the Year
Expanding Supplier Diversity to Disability-Owned Businesses (DOBEs), including SDV & V-DOBEs
The DOBE Network Grew by 30%
51%
Growth in Partner Engagement
Growth in Partner Engagement
Advancing Inclusion with the Disability Equality Index (DEI) and the Global Disability Equality Index (GDEI).
DEI Participant Growth from 2020 to 2021
The Global DEI came into fruition because many of our current partners expressed a desire to benchmark inclusion efforts around the world, both within their own brand as well as other industries.
In The News
Disability:IN Named in Fast Company’s First Annual List of “Brands That Matter”
Recognition advances Disability:IN as a game-changing global brand for people with disabilities in the workplace. Learn more.
Business Insider names Jill Houghton as one of 100 People Transforming Business
Insider’s most prestigious list profiles 100 business leaders across 10 distinct sectors who are innovating, sparking trends, and tackling global challenges. Learn more.
Forbes: Disabled Entrepreneurs Speak Out On Being Your Own Boss
Disability:IN’s DOBEs, Black Box Safety and 2axend, speak about their journeys to entrepreneurship.
Learn more.
Global Accessibility Awareness DaFast Company: y Fast Company: Disability is the Missing Piece in the
DEI Puzzle
Disability:IN is helping companies hire more people with disabilities while expanding the global conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn more.
CNBC Make It: People with Disabilities Still Face Barriers Finding Work
Despite the pandemic taking a disproportionate toll on their job prospects and well-being, people with disabilities continue to be left out of many of these critical conversations. Learn more.
Disability:IN’s New Brand Video Highlights Disability Inclusion
Disability:IN’s new brand video “The Missing Piece” and its Spanish and French translated versions, were illustrated, animated and produced by Dusty Studio, a certified disability-owned business enterprise (DOBE).
Watch the videos.
Local Affiliates
The Disability:IN local affiliates across the nation are the heartbeat of the organization, driving the mission of disability inclusion forward by working with partners on the ground. Check out the Affiliate Event Calendar for local events happening in your area.
96 CEOs are IN!
The Disability:IN CEO to CEO letter asks Fortune 1000 CEO’s to commit to advancing disability equality and inclusion. These 96 announced signatories have committed to advance disability inclusion, to encourage other CEOs to join IN, and to leverage the DEI.
Thank you to all the signatories for your partnership and for joining IN!
- Darius Adamczyk, Chairman & CEO, Honeywell
- Joe Adams, Managing Partner & CEO, RSM US LLP (“RSM”)
- Aron Ain, Chairman & CEO, UKG
- José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO, Baxter International Inc.
- Carl S. Armato, President & CEO, Novant Health
- Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna
- Corie Barry, CEO, Best Buy
- Marc Benioff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce
- Andy Bird, CEO, Pearson
- Frank Bisignano, President & CEO, Fiserv, Inc.
- Robert M. Blue, Chair, President & CEO, Dominion Energy, Inc.
- Jean-Michel Boers, President & CEO, and US Country Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
- Greg Braca, President & CEO, TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
- Roz Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Bruce Broussard, President & CEO, Humana Inc.
- Greg Brown, Chairman & CEO, Motorola Solutions Inc
- Jeffrey J. Brown, CEO, Ally Financial Inc.
- James Butcher, President & CEO, Chemonics International
- Giovanni Caforio, Chairman & CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
- Marc Casper, Chairman, President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Andy Cecere, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Bancorp
- David Cordani, President & CEO, Cigna Corporation
- Brian Cornell, Board Chairman & CEO, Target Corp.
- Roger Crandall, Chairman, President & CEO, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Sven Dethlefs, MD, Executive Vice President of North America Commercial, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Steve Demetriou, Chair & CEO, Jacobs
- Brian Doubles, President & CEO, Synchrony
- Marvin R. Ellison, President & CEO, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
- Pat Esser, President & CEO, Cox Communications, Inc.
- Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., President & CEO, Mayo Clinic
- Bradley H. Feldmann, Chairman, President & CEO, Cubic Corporation
- Andreas Fibig, Chairman & CEO, IFF
- James M. Foote, President & CEO, CSX Corporation
- Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
- Thomas P. (Todd) Gibbons, CEO, BNY Mellon
- Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel
- Paul Gentzkow, President & CEO, Talent Solutions, Robert Half
- Kelly Grier, US Chair & Americas Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner and CEO, Withum
- Gregory J. Hayes, Chairman & CEO, Raytheon Technologies
- Roger Hochschild, President & CEO, Discover Financial Services
- Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
- Anthony Jabbour, CEO, Black Knight, Inc.
- Kevin Johnson, President & CEO, Starbucks Corporation
- Gary C. Kelly, Chairman & CEO, Southwest Airlines Co.
- Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines
- Paul Knopp, U.S. Chair & CEO, KPMG
49. Mike Lamach, Chairman & CEO, Trane Technologies
50. Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, President, Bayer US
51. Charles F. Lowrey, Chairman & CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
52. Walter Lynch, President & CEO, American Water Works, Inc.
53. Dave MacLennan, Chairman & CEO, Cargill, Incorporated
54. Mike Mahoney, Chairman & CEO, Boston Scientific
55. Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California
56. Geoff Martha, CEO, Medtronic
57. Rodney Martin, Chairman & CEO, Voya Financial
58. Pamela Maynard, CEO, Avanade
59. Doug McMillon, CEO, Walmart Inc.
60. Sanjay Mehrotra, President & CEO, Micron Technology, Inc.
61. Larry Merlo, President & CEO, CVS Health
62. Mark Mondello, CEO, Jabil Inc.
63. Curt Morgan, CEO, Vistra Corp.
64. Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Bank of America
65. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
66. Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman, President & CEO for Centene, Centene Corporation
67. Antonio Neri, President & CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
68. Kurt Newman, MD, President & CEO, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
69. Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO, State Street Corporation
70. Doug Parker, CEO, American Airlines Group
71. Mark Pearson, CEO, Equitable Holdings
72. Douglas L. Peterson, President & CEO, S&P Global
73. Brad Preber, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP
74. Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO & President, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
75. Dave Ricks, Chairman & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
76. Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Old National Bank
77. Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
78. Tim Ryan, US Chair & Senior Partner, PwC
79. Tom Salvaggio, President & CEO, CAI
80. Kåre Schultz, President & CEO, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
81. Mike Sievert, President & CEO, T-Mobile
82. Vince Sorgi, President & CEO, PPL Corporation
83. Evan Spiegel, CEO, Snap Inc.
84. Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
85. Mike Swinford, CEO, NuMotion
86. Joe Tarantino, President & CEO, Protiviti
87. Laurent Therivel, CEO, UScellular
88. Carol B. Tomé, CEO, United Parcel Service
89. Robert N. Trunzo, President & CEO, CUNA Mutual Group
90. Sherri Turpin, CEO, ZVRS and Purple Communications
91. Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO, Deloitte US
92. Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon
93. Michel Vounatsos, CEO, Biogen
94. Keith Waddell, CEO, Robert Half International, Robert Half
95. Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
96. Anne Wojcicki, CEO & Co-Founder, 23andMe
Over 400 Brands are IN!
Thank You to Our 2021 Presenting Partners
Accenture
Bank of America
Capital One Financial Corporation
Experian North America
Microsoft
Salesforce
T-Mobile
Wells Fargo & Company
Welcome New 2021 Partners
Activision Blizzard
American Express
Assurant
Baker Hughes
Baptist Health South Florida
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
CBRE
Celanese Corporation
Children’s National Hospital
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Citi
Conagra Brands
Condé Nast
Credit Suisse
Dexcom
Diageo
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Diversified Maintenance
DTE Energy
Duck Creek
Edelman Financial Engines
Enbridge
Epsilon
Equinix
Ericsson
Etsy
Experian North America
Fable
Gap
Griffith Foods
Gucci
HK Strategies
H&M
Home Depot
HubSpot
Intuit
Intuitive Surgical
Jackson
Jamf
JC Penney
John Deere
Koppers
The Kroger Company
Macy’s
Mars
Match Group
McCann
Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma)
Micro Focus
Micron Technology, Inc.
Mizuho Americas
Moderna
Nationwide
Northwestern Mutual
Olympus
Organon
Otsuka
Palo Alto Networks
Perspectum
PPG Industries
Protiviti
Real Chemistry
Reckitt
ResMed
Robert Half
SAIC
SAS
Schneider Electric
Scotiabank
Sephora
Stanford Health Care
Stanley Black & Decker
Stryker
Swinerton
Target
Tenable
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Toast
Truist
Trulieve
TruStage
Twitter Inc.
Unispace
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)
US Foods
Western Digital Corporation
Withum
Workday
Zendesk
Announcing Our 2022 Presenting Partners
Accenture
Bank of America
Capital One Financial Corporation
Discover Financial Services
Experian North America
Fidelity Investments
Microsoft
Salesforce
T-Mobile
Wells Fargo & Company
Thank You to Our Committees
Engaging in a committee is one way to get more involved with Disability:IN. Committees provide leadership and professional development opportunities as well as best practice sharing. Thank you to each and every member for your dedication!
- Accessibility Leadership Committee
- DEI Advisory Committee
- ERG/BRG Leadership Committee
- Global Roundtable
- National Certification Committee (NCC)
- NextGen Council
- Procurement Council
ESG Investing and Commitments to Inclusion
30 Investors are IN!
Investors representing more than $2.8 trillion in combined assets, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, are calling on companies they invest in to create inclusive workplaces that can benefit from employing the millions of talented people with disabilities who remain underrepresented in the workforce. View the joint statement.
Thank you to all the signatories for your partnership and for joining IN!
- Bank of America
- TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
- Rodney O. Martin, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Voya Financial, Inc.
- Dieter Waizenegger, Executive Director, CtW Investment Group
- Christopher J. Ailman, FSA, Chief Investment Officer, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)
- Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller
- Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller
- Tobias Read, Oregon State Treasurer
- Shawn T. Wooden, Connecticut State Treasurer
- Michael W. Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
- Deborah B. Goldberg, Massachusetts State Treasurer
- Joseph M. Torsella, Pennsylvania State Treasurer
- Thomas “Thom” Williams, Executive Director, Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii
- Richard Trumka, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
- Xander den Uyl, Vicechair, Pension Fund PWRI, The Netherland
- William H. Apfel, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Boston Trust Walden
- Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island State Treasurer
- Sheila Morgan-Johnson, Executive Director, District of Columbia Retirement Board
- Clifton S. Robbins, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Harbour Group, L.P.
- Beth Pearce, Vermont State Treasurer
- Brian Bodager, Chief Executive Officer, The Pension Boards-UCC, Inc.
- Matthew W. Patsky, Chief Executive Officer, Trillium Asset Management LLC
- Boston Common Asset Management
- Carole Liable, Chief Executive Officer, Domini Impact Investments LLC
- Avera Health
- Matt Nacard, Chief Executive Officer, Ethical Partners Fund Management
- Julie Hammerman, Executive Director, JLens
- Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Sister Jean Steffes CSA, General Superior, Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes
- Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen SD